Ch. 2 Vocab Solar System

The Sun and the group of bodies that revolve around it.

High-latitude, cold regions around the North and South Poles.

Earth's water in all of it's form.

A parallel 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator.

the time when both of Earth's poles are at 90 degrees angle from the Sun and the Sun's direct rays strike the equator.

One complete spin of Earth on it's axis.

Energy from the Sun, which reaches Earth as light and heat.

Major bodies that orbit a star.

The parallel 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator.

The time that Earth's poles point their greatest angle toward or away from the Sun.

The part of Earth that includes all life forms.

Combination of Earth's four spheres, including all of the biological, chemical, and physical conditions that affect life

Warm, low-latitude areas near the equator.

The parallel 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator.

The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet like Earth.

A body that orbits a larger body.

Smaller objects that orbit a planet.

One elliptical orbit of Earth on it's axis.

The parallel 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator.

Solid crust of Earth.